Dodgers: Previewing the four most important series' of the first half

Dodgers: Previewing the four most important series’ of the first half

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 19: The Los Angeles Dodgers pose after defeating the Chicago Cubs 11-1 in game five of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field on October 19, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The Dodgers advance to the 2017 World Series. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

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ANAHEIM, CA – SEPTEMBER 17: Joey Gallo (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) /

6/12- 6/13 vs. the Texas Rangers @ Dodger Stadium

The Dodgers know one American League team from Texas incredibly well, but come June, LA will meet the other. The Rangers and the Dodgers aren’t exactly strangers, though. The July 31st trade deadline, in which the Dodgers traded top-prospect Willie Calhoun for Yu Darvish, put the two teams in contact, and this season, they’ll be playing against each other in Los Angeles.

This series will bring about some of the most interesting matchups of the season. Cole Hamels and Clayton Kershaw could start the game for their respective teams. Joey Gallo, who hit 41 home runs in 2017, will share first base with the reigning NL Rookie of the Year, Cody Bellinger. And Elvis Andrus, who boasted 25 stolen bases last season will play short, along with Dodgers’ All-Star Corey Seager.

This series, above anything else, will expose the intricacies, and beauty, of interleague play.

The Rangers are a team the Dodgers rarely ever meet and after a seven-game series against the Astros, LA will see the other side of the Lone Star series.

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